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The second day of racing at the Snipe Europeans in Vilamoura could not have been better. Sailors enjoyed two back-to-back races under ideal conditions, with winds ranging from 240 to 250 degrees and steady breezes of 10 to 15 knots across the racecourse.

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Back to the question in hand – who’s my money on for this year’s Phantom National at Hooe Point SC in the wonderful, ancient Naval and fishing Port of Plymouth?

After two years of fine-tuning in Leucate (France), the SP80 team is preparing to take a decisive new step in its quest for the world sailing speed record.

At the halfway point of Leg 5 of The Ocean Race Europe, the four lead boats are covered by a small margin. Provided the light breeze holds, they are expected to round at 1700hrs..

SailGP has today announced significant steps forward in technological innovation and fleet capability, with the launch of new rudders and plans for automated foil-protection software specifically for high speed, highly-loaded maneuvers.

The beautiful sparkling Budworth Mere was likened to the “Cheshire Riviera” by the early arrivals of boats from Winsford Flash, shortly followed by the Shotwick Lake contingent, and the remainder of the “Tuesday Sailing Club” friends.

After two days of predominantly light wind sailing and slow progress for the fleet, the top four teams – Paprec Arkéa (FRA), Biotherm (FRA), Allagrande Mapei (ITA), and Team Malizia (GER) – were the first to experience a low pressure weather system.

The training team at Ripon Sailing Club have been very busy over the summer running RYA courses for both adult and junior members. As a result there was a bumper turn out of 28 sailors for the Back to School ROTTERs session on Saturday 6th September.

Sunseeker chief executive Andrea Frabetti, sales and marketing director Sean Robertson, and sales manager, Mark Chinery, have revealed a raft of updates during the boatbuilder’s press call at the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival, which took place on Tuesday (9 September 2025). The updates include the introduction of a new 40-metre superyacht, designed in collaboration with…